[Darrengineer]

I typically see pro-law enforcement as being compatible with anti-tyranny argument, both in people I know and logically. Most police are able to function relatively independently from actual government control. There's often wide discretion on how police enforce (or don't) laws, and my understanding of the law is that police have no obligation to protect people from crimes at all, if they so choose.

Similarly, people commonly 'support the troops' yet distrust 'the government' entirely. It's a bizarre duality (to me) but very common.

[AnimalMuppet]

Taking their position at face value: If I'm in favor of freedom, then I'm in favor of the military, to keep us free from foreign domination. I'm in favor of the police, because in practical terms I'm more free if I don't have to worry about being robbed on the street or murdered in my home. And I'm in favor of private gun ownership, so that the citizens can put up a fight against the government if the government ever descends into tyranny.

Note well: In this post, I am not saying that such a position is right, or even sane - merely that it's consistent.